A review by ljamison01
Between Dusk and Dawn by Vee Taylor

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is a standalone but it connected to two previous books (University of Isles). The author recommends that you read the other two books first and I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately I hadn’t read the first two books and there was one chapter where I was completely lost and had to reread it, to realize this book was discussing incidents that had occurred in the other books. After that wrap up chapter the book was so good. It was an interesting book about a young man named Walsh who wants to be the head of his mafia organization, his father is the current boss but he wants to take over. Now, Madison was the college roommate of his girlfriend and Walsh was obsessed with her. See both of them are wearing masks. Walsh knows and accepts that Madison will be his queen, she has darkness inside of her, although her mask shows this happy girl who just wants to fit it she is in fact not happy.  Madison’s hands and arms are scarred and she had an awful childhood and she desperately wants to be loved and cared for but, she goes about it the wrong way. Walsh was possessive, controlling and dominant he wants Madison but only on his terms. This book was angsty because I felt that Madison really wanted Walsh to love her while they were in college but he refused telling her he would find her when she was ready. Enjoyed the plot (definitely should have read the first 2 books first), enjoyed the author’s writing, and loved her complex characters.